New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-25
DEATH ALONG THE RIVIERA.
THE NUMBER OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
BWELLED TO 1000
VILLAGES ToPPLED OVER INTO vALLEys
DEsOLATIoN AND RUIN ALONG THE GENoEsI eHoRu
CITIES DESERTED AND THEIR INHABITANTS
CAMPING ON THE HILLs-aAMNG
STOPPED AT MONTE CARLO AND
BANDS PLAYING FOR
COURAGE.


ROME, Feb. 24-Accounts of the eartbouah1
disaster continue to arrive.s The total number o1
deaths reported up to the present time is about
1000. Shocks were felt at Parma, Turin and
Cosenza Undulations Of the earth were noticed
at Catania, in Sicily, at the foot of Mount Etna.
The most startling news comes from the Genoese
Riviera. Over 1900 people were killed in that
district At the village Of Bajardo situated ct
the top OF hill. number Of the inhabitants took
refuge in church when the shocks were first felt.
subsequent and greater shock demolished tho
church and 800 of the people who were in 10
were killed. The destruction Of property in tho
regions OF Italy visited by the earthquake was
immense and widespread.
Another, shock was felt at Mentone to-day II
was so severe that houses were shaken No ono
was injured. Additional details concerning tho
damage done show that in some cases villages
built on the mountain sides were toppled into
the valley. Three railway trains have been dis
patched with food for the sufferers. Soldiers
have also been sent to assist them. Reports show
that the disturbances killed two persons and in
jured ten at Nice; killed four and injured two
at Bar; killed two and injured twelve at BOllene.
At the Chateau Neuf many were injured. At
Savona two houses fell, killing nine people and
injuring fifteen. The whole population of Savona
is bivouacked about the town.
fall. Many others are much damaged and in
most residences or less of the furniture is
damaged. Fugitives are fleeing in every drec-
tiOn. The people are afraid to rc-enter their
houses and hotels, and last evening the heights
pack OF the city were covered with refugees.
Two thousand English, American and Russian
visitors were camped out during the night on
the elevated ground. Six thousand persons have
left the city and started for Paris. The SON Of
Albert N. Hathaway, the American Consul at
Nice, was seriously injured.
1t is reported that at Bussana, village Of 500
inhabitants, successive shocks levced nearly
every house. One-thrd Of the people are said to
be buried in the ruins, and there is no hope Of
rescuing them. Not of the l06 communes in
the populous provence of Porto Maurisio escaped
injury. The villages built terraces on the sides
Of hals almost all destroyed. The distress
is great everywhere. The nights are very cold.
The earthquake was strongly felt out at sea.
Of Genoa it woke sailors from their sleep
At Turin poi tion of the Getting of Santa Tercsa
Church fell upon the worshippers, but none was
killed. In many streets traffic was stopped, al
houses were rendered liable to fall.
At Castellaro O church collapsed killing many
persons.
The transport Roma has left Genoa to take on
board five hundred prisoners confined in tho
Parties Of soldiers have been sent to the villages
visited by the earthquake to assist in burying the
lead.
King Humbert desired to proceed to Genoa. but
was pursuaded therefrom
The Italian Soothsayer,' almanac, pre-
dicted earthquake shocks between the 18th and
23d of February.
The Prince Of Wales remains at Cannes. King
Charles and Queen Olga of Wurtemburg remain
in their lila at Nice.
There have been no further disturbances at
Monte Carlo The place is filed with thousands
Of refugees from Cannes Nice, Mantoa and Sam
Reno. II is difficult to find shelter for the great
number Of PEOPLE. and last night many of them
were compelled to- camp out. Gaming has becn
suspended, and band played to-day on the ter
race for the purpose of restoring confidence to tho
frightened people.
The director OF the Turin Observatory tele-
graphs that the seismic Instruments are now
auiescent and that no further disturbance u
feared.